Sasha Smith

SASHA SMITH is a Chicago-based actor and violence and intimacy choreographer making her debut with A SHAYNA MAIDEL. Recent choreography credits include YOU GOT OLDER (Steppenwolf), SMART PEOPLE (Writers), FEAR AND MISERY OF THE THIRD REICH and THE TOILET (Haven), A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY UNIT AT SLOAN-KETTERING MEMORIAL CANCER CENTER OF NEW YORK CITY (Route 66), IDEATION and OCTAGON (Jackalope). She is a proud company member of Steep Theatre and a graduate of Columbia College Chicago. She is represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent.

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